Here I go again!

Fri, Feb 18, 2011

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:00:00

Couldnt get my Garmin to locate satellites in BA but ran for exactly an hour, slow cause its very warm and humid and rainy and the roads are pretty crowded. Probably about 6 miles... Buenos Aires is not the friendliest city to runners but its better than i expected.

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 07:00:00

Arrived at Buenos Aires exhausted and played with my nephew Joaquin, baby niece (and goddaughter) Milagros, and a lot of Thomas the Train!

Wed, Feb 16, 2011

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:00:00

Was hoping to sneak in a run but had too much to do before departing to Buenos Aires...

Tue, Feb 15, 2011

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:00:00

Sun, Feb 13, 2011

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:00:00

Didnt want to push foot, but didnt hurt too bad

Sat, Feb 12, 2011

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 07:00:00

tendon on top of foot hurt a bit

Fri, Feb 11, 2011

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:00:00

On treadmill at work

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:00:00

Lunchtime run, sunny day, cold and windy.

Wed, Feb 09, 2011

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 07:00:00

Tue, Feb 08, 2011

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:00:00

Sun, Feb 06, 2011

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 07:00:00

Started the day late as my kitty wouldn't let me sleep; he decided he wanted to jump right on my face all night long... Ran to Justin's place to meet up with him and Rachel - she's just starting to get into exercising so we went slow and walked a bit with her... then they talked me into getting lunch in Georgetown and getting a cupcake... bad influence... So I got back home and went back out again for another 12 miles... my stomach was complaining but it did pretty well. The muscle pain was there but it felt better after a bit. Now I am exhausted and have a bit of a sore throat... I hope I don't get a cold!

Sat, Feb 05, 2011

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 07:00:00

Some pain in the left groin area - as if I had pulled a muscle, around pain 3.5, very suddenly... may've been from the fast miles I did on Thursday but didn't start feeling it till now? Now I don't know if I should run tomorrow or rest... pain is very minor but I don't want it to get worse... I've been injury-free for so long :(

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:00:00

A little "speedwork" - one mile intervals, and two hills to finish it off... 8:09, 6:57, 9:26, 6:40, 9:10, 9:17... I think that 6:40 mile is the fastest mile I've ever ran... felt good!

Wed, Feb 02, 2011

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:00:00

1 hr 13 min - did the long hill on Walter Reed Dr.... feeling good. Snow mostly melted so I couldn't run on the Four Mile Run trail cause it was overflowing big time...

Tue, Feb 01, 2011

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:00:00

Sun, Jan 30, 2011

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:00:00

It's still icy out there... Did 8 miles with Lindsay pretty slow, then went back for another 11 a little faster. Overall better than 10 minute mile average, partly because of the ice/slush. Feeling good...

Sat, Jan 29, 2011

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:00:00

Kinda slow - it's icy out there...

Fri, Jan 28, 2011

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:00:00

Resting today as I am getting a new kitty!!!

Thu, Jan 27, 2011

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:00:00

Got lots of snow last night, was hoping to cross-country ski but it got too slushy or icy. So went on my lunch break to the trail, then went around Columbia Pike and stopped at the REI to get some Nuun... they didn't have lemon-lime so I got some electrolyte tablets made by Nathan - did not like them... Back to the trail and home. The snow/ice was just good enough to not be too slippery or uncomfortable, but it was definitely slow.

After work went cross-country skiing to a golf course for 2.5 hours - it was fabulous!

Wed, Jan 26, 2011

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:00:00

Six miles on my lunch break just before the snow. Slow and easy.

In the afternoon while it was snowing, i walked to the supermarket (1 mile) and back home - got there a whole lot faster than anyone driving! Traffic was terrible, some people were stuck on the road for 8 or 10 hours! The snow came just too quick to do anything about it, though people blamed the Virginia DOT...

Tue, Jan 25, 2011

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:00:00

38 degrees out... good run with some hills and some intervals. 8:25 average. Feeling good.

Sat, Jan 22, 2011

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 07:00:00

Average 8:55 min/mile. With Annie and her dog Hank - bad planning made us go 12 miles before we got any water... but it was so cold, we weren't really sweating... went 8 miles out on the 4mile run trail, then back on the W&OD. Annie's dad was just diagnosed with an incurable form of lymphoma... only 59 years old... Annie is a trooper though - she keeps it together and positive no matter what.

Fri, Jan 21, 2011

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:00:00

Usual route - cold!

Thu, Jan 20, 2011

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 07:00:00

I'm back... more later!

Wed, Jan 19, 2011

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:00:00

On the treadmill at work, after work/before meeting Duygu and Ha for dinner. Stomach not cooperating.

Tue, Jan 18, 2011

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 07:00:00

To the library, supermarket, and home, on W&OD trail, back on Four Mile Run.